The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-02-24
BRUTAL AND FALSE,

The St. Cloud Times, usually cour-
teous, seems to feel especially
aggrieved at the passage of the high
license bill, and INDUCES in an out
rageoasly false attack upon Hon.
kittle Halvorson for his vote upon
That measure. In order that his con-
stituents may fully appreciate the
enormity OF the Times libel the
article is given in full:
KIttle Halvorson is the only member from
Stearns county who voted for high license
He favored the highest sum ramed, and op-
posed any reduction. He voted for it first.
last and all the time. In doing this, he can
not say that he represented his constituents,
as an analysis of the vote cast for him will
show. He was elected without opposition,
and received 1914 votes. OF these IL were
democratic and $50 were republican. The
towns of Getty, Grove, Lake George, Melrose,
Sank Centre town and spring Hill, which are
strongly opposed to this excessively high
license, gave him their solid support 1t is
safe TO assume that lU0 of the republican
votes he received were cast by opponents of
his Democratic supporters are of the same
mind. From this it appears that two-thirds
ofhis constituents are against high license in
its present form, and that his vote represent.
ed but one-third. If he were q man of broaG
mind and liberal ideas he would have done
as other members did, voted in harmony
with the views of his constituents. But he Is
a narrow minded, one-idea sort of person,
w for No rlIac ha
pies. We trust that the Democrats of the
fourth representative district will remem Der
this in future. they might have elected one
OF their party TO represent them on this as
well as on all other questions. but they were
careless as to results. This same careless
ness is the cause of the present large Repub.
lican majority in the Legislature. They
should resolve now that hereafter they will
support none but those who will represent
them.
Ii Mr. HalvorSon were a man OF ability
there might be some excuse for their support
of him, but, as a matter of fact, there is not a
greater "stick" in the House OF Representa-.
tives.
1t is true he was elected without
opposition but just how the Times
manages to so accurately analyze the
vote does not appear. This district
on full and fair vote is unquestion.
ably for high license-the license pro-
vided by the Daniels bill. The HER
AID thinks better of the democracy
of the district than does the Times
there are many democrats in this dis
trict who are high license men, and
not a few who are open advocates of
prohibition. When Mr.. Halvorson
was nominated he was known to be
an outspoken and aggressive anti
rum man, and to his credit be it said.
he has exerted a powerful influence
for good, not only among his own
counGrymen but upon the communi-
ty at large. He is an honorable.
high-minded, clean-banded man, in.
telligent and broad, and the Times
makes a grand mistake in its mali.
cious attack. 1t is true he is a re-
publican, a farmer and a Norwegian,
which facts explain the malignant
utterances Of the Times. So far from
being ''stick'' he has manifested
degree of that valuable quality
known as "horse-sense" upon every
important measure of Importance
before the house. If he be "wholly
untitled for the place he now oceu.
pies" of and the test membership
should hinge upon ability the house
would be left without quorum and
with large democratic minority.